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| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! @b_limo The big silver ovals result in more upper end detail. I had silvers in another brand before going back to AP OCC copper "Crystal RCA interconnects fwiw. For grins, every once in a while I’ll swap back to other various OFC copper ICs in hig... | |
| Black ice Audio owners, pet peaves New models are barely out for Black Ice Audio, they are sold out right now, backordered on the F22 EL34 integrated amp. A few friends tried to buy them recently. Their new website is not even up yet, coming soon. For folks to judge build quality b... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! FYI, we are referring more so to the Crystal copper "OCC" version of the Analysis Plus speaker cables and interconnect cables and digital coax cables in OCC. OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) in the AP patented "Oval" design. In comparison to prior OFC c... | |
| Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8...OMG!! Analysis Plus"Crystal OCC": 16 months later, the AP Crystal Solo RCA interconnects definitely smoothed out and filled out. A very long settling in period. Patience is absolutely required for these. Former founder/owner Mark Markel of Analysis Plus... | |
| Black ice Audio owners, pet peaves @audioman58 On the old gear what I was rambling was true. The New Jim Fosgate line F series Now Black Ice Audio is noticably better all around. I have the F35 integrated....I owned the last generationWhy did you title your thread about "Black Ice ... | |
| Power tube operating temperature a good proxy for power output??? I'd ask LTA, and thinking while tubes might bias close when measured manually within the amp itself. However, the slight variation in thickness of tube glass thickness at the top dome of each tube (i.e. hand made tubes) could yield some variation ... | |
| Why do some think "music" (not gear, trading, etc.) is the ultimate end? People do sit, stare, and look at cars, not running. Imagine who sits and looks at their audio gear, turned off, and not playing music. Who wants to admit to that, hahah :) | |
| Best 2channel amps for my speakers. Choose your 2-ohm capable amp WISELY for the Focal Katana 3 Towers. Key statement: re: "you’ll get best performance if you use an amplifier that’s happy driving 2Ω loads.". Review, Test: https://www.whathifi.com/us/reviews/focal-kanta-no3Photo (Im... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? @turnbowm..."Rivals the sound quality of CD playback."+1It sure can. While HD streaming is fun, the predictable playlists are nice, sometimes i prefer good FM vs compressed sounding streamed radio. Some who've never heard a really good FM tuner ar... | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? +1 @yyzsantabarbara Nice! I have a Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM Tuner as well. Added bypass caps and OCC interconnects. Super nice. Listen to it often. | |
| FM Tuner for audiophiles-is it a bad idea today? A worthy FM tuner thread you replied to late October with 60+ replies, fyi. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/can-anyone-recommend-an-fm-receiver-that-would-play-into-a-re... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @alaindexe Any thought on the Audio Sector products (gain clone) ?I’ve never built one and read up on some stuff Darko was doing years back. Reviewed the DIY LM kits, not much help to ya. Maybe check the DIYAudio site, folks there can possibly hel... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists alaindexe’s Altec 620A speakers are close to 100db sensitivity @1w, 4-feet away, right?. Can operate well with two (2) really good watts. Low watt delicacy of targeted 20-30w musical amplifiers like Firstwatt, Sugden, Pucini sound would be the tic... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @zm Which FirstWatt model are you comparing to?Each of them have a different circuit topology and output transistor types, SE, PP, different impedances, and wattage power output. Interested if your AA Pucciini sounds more like a SIT-3, F6/F7, or J... | |
| suggestion for a SS class AB amp that sounds like a class A ... if such a thing exists @alaindexe next step, the cross overs...FYI, for some added inspiration - peeking over on the DIYaudio site, members were commenting about before and after results from upgrading and refreshing the old Altec 604/620 crossovers with GPA crossovers ... |